6
useful(adjective, direct, active, valuable, real)
5
PI
5
actor(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
5
adequate
5
dynamic(adjective, active, animate, living, running)
5
going(adjective, action, active, awareness, effective)
5
important(adjective, powerful, active, useful, running)
5
intelligence agent(noun, expression, idiom)
5
investigator(noun, plant, agent, mole, gumshoe)
5
live(adjective, direct, energetic, lively, active)
5
mechanic(noun, agent)
5
operant
5
potent(important, powerful, effective)
5
significant(adjective, active, useful, running, beneficial)
4
busy(adjective, running, functioning, operational)
4
craftsman(noun, agent)
4
detective(noun, plant, agent, spy, mole)
4
executor(noun, agent, representative, manager, deputy)
4
forceful(adjective, strong, power, valid, legal)
4
in operation(expression, adjective, active, useful, real)
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